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Why Swedish medical students flock to Latvia
Aug 14, 2023
Nearly 800. That is how many of Riga's medical students come from the Nordic region’s largest country. The Nordic Labour Journal went to meet one of them.
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LAMPA – Latvian democracy festival with Nordic inspiration
Aug 12, 2023
To strengthen democratic conversation culture through the exchange of ideas and by seeking understanding between people of diverse opinions. That is the purpose of the Latvian LAMPA festival, which has grown bigger each year since its inception in 2015.
Editorial
The Nordics look to the Baltics
Jun 26, 2023
The war in Ukraine has brought the Nordics and the Baltics closer together. This will become very clear during the Nato summit in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July, when Finland and perhaps even Sweden will participate as members of the defence alliance for the first time. We take a closer look at the cooperation with the Baltic countries which has grown to become more equal.
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Estonia and the Nordics – from aid to equal cooperation
May 30, 2023
At the Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in Tallinn, they will happily tell the story of how the Estonian President Lennart Meri regularly used to visit the information office in 1991.
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Ukrainian women in Lithuania: We want to work for our country
May 30, 2023
Many well-educated Ukrainian women who have fled with their children to Lithuania struggle to find skilled work. Now, with the support from the Nordic Council of Ministers and others, women are getting the knowledge and tools they need to rebuild their country once the war ends.
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New energy in cooperation between the Baltic Sea countries
May 30, 2023
A new wind is blowing for the cooperation on greener energy and security in the Baltic Sea region, believes Denmark’s ambassador to Lithuania.
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Mental and social health issues focus during work environment conference
May 30, 2023
The number of work-related deaths in the EU fell by 57 per cent between 1998 and 2019. But the positive development has flatlined in the past four years. New vigorous action is needed to make a vision zero strategy for work-related deaths a reality.
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All senses need to be tuned to safety
May 30, 2023
To reduce construction site risks, the Safety Park focuses on several senses. That is why you could witness dancing EU politicians and a Swedish labour minister trying out what it feels like being blind, as participants from the EU work environment conference came to visit.
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EU questions whether Sweden follows the working time directive
May 30, 2023
Does Sweden really have to ban 24-hour shifts? This has been hotly debated lately, with angry firemen taking to the streets to be allowed to continue to work for a whole day and night in a stretch.
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Swedish schools want zero tolerance for violence
May 30, 2023
Prevention and preparedness if the worst should happen – that is what working against threats and violence in Swedish schools is about. Cooperation could slow down the negative trend.
News
Norway tightens rules on hired labour
May 30, 2023
Norway is tightening the rules on hired labour. Trade unions are cheering while staffing agencies rage and have reported Norway to ESA for being in breach of the EEA agreement.
News
Crisis at the top of Denmark’s trade union movement
May 30, 2023
There is a change of leadership at the Danish Trade Union Confederation FH after allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
News
Iceland's heated trade union row over – but embers remain
May 30, 2023
On 28 April, The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) elected Finnbjörn A. Hermannsson as new president. He was the only one who ran.
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"Saving the environment" with liquid-cooled data centres
May 30, 2023
Global data giants are looking to countries with a lot of renewable energy and high security levels to build environmentally friendly data centres. But as electricity prices skyrocket, they are also being accused of taking energy needed in other sectors.
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Scandinavian data centres: fewer jobs and less profit than forecast
Apr 28, 2023
New data centres are popping up in Norway and Sweden along with a lot of hope for many new jobs and high returns.
Editorial
When do we get a Council of Ministers for Transport?
Apr 27, 2023
If the prime ministers really want the Nordics to become the world’s most integrated region, there should be a designated Nordic Council of Ministers for transport and infrastructure.
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A metro from Malmö to Copenhagen
Apr 27, 2023
The majority of Copenhagen’s political parties recently agreed to assess how a new line on the city’s metro system could be run to Malmö in Sweden. A decision is yet to be taken on another permanent link between the two countries – there are several alternatives.
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Which is the best alternative?
Apr 27, 2023
The Nordic Labour Journal put the same question to the project leaders for the three proposed new links between Sweden and Denmark. This is how they argue for their alternatives.
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Kjell-Arne Ottosson: Wants faster train connections and new Council of Minsters
Apr 27, 2023
The Nordic Council unanimously declared five years ago it wanted to create a council of ministers for transport and infrastructure as part of the Nordic cooperation. But so far the countries’ prime ministers have not picked up on this, despite major infrastructure investments inside and between the countries.
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Jump on the bus: Iceland’s bold new transport plan
Apr 27, 2023
In Iceland, plans for a new public transport system to connect the capital region's population is being met with both excitement and criticism. Some 250,000 people live in the Capital Area (Reykjavik and the five municipalities in the region), which is roughly two-thirds of the country's entire population.
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